Supreme Court of India
Rajendra Kumar Agrawal v. State of U.P. & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that the High Court erred in inferring that the relaxation was for some dubious reasons or to benefit Rajendra Kumar Agrawal.
Judgment, page 22
From the headnote
SeNice Law: c U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (Appointment and Conditions of SeNice of Chief Engineer) Regulations, 1990 - Selection - Vacant post of Chief Engineer - Selection process for regular promotion from the post of Superintendent Engineer - Power to relax the qualification as to minimum length of seNice under Reg. 20 - Permissibility of - Held: On facts, the power of relaxation under the Regulations was always available and has been exercised in a manner which does not call for any interference - Order of High Court that it amounts to retrospective amendment of rules of eligibility
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- 2007 M.V. Thimmaiah & Ors. v. Union Public Service Commission & Ors.
- 2006 R.S. Garg v. State of U.P. and Ors.
- 2012 State of Gujarat & Ors. v. Arvindkumar T. Tiwari & Anr.
- 1998 Ashok Kumar Uppal and Ors. v. State of J&k and Ors.
- 1997 Sandeep Kumar Sharma v. State of Punjab and Ors.
- 2010 Md. Raisul Islam and Ors. v. Gokul Mohan Hazarika and Ors.
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